Chapter 060: Making New Dim Sum to Make Money

Chapter 060: Making New Dim Sum to Make Money

"Zong Zheng Xiao! I'm going to fight you!!!"

Lu'e got off the carriage holding the puppy, and what she saw was Rong Yin struggling in Zong Zheng's arms like a mad fish, with his hands clenched into fists and hammering wildly.

Zong Zheng Xiao was not angry either. He carried Rong Yin on his shoulders with a satisfied look on his face and walked towards the gate of Yinjiao Garden with a big laugh.

"Put me down! Zong Zheng Xiao, you bastard! I hate you so much!"

"Yeah, hate it, hate it." Zong Zhengxiao said with a smile.

"Wuwuwu, I'm going to kill you."

"Okay, okay, he should be killed."

"Woof woof woof!" The puppy also started barking, and the scene suddenly became extremely lively.

Lu'e was confused: "What happened?"

"Oh, that's it…" Seeing that Zong Zhengxiao, who usually had the worst relationship with Lu'e, actually opened his mouth to explain to her, Rong Yin knew that he was holding it in, and quickly shouted to interrupt him, "Ahhhhh, don't say it, or I will never forgive you again!"

Zong Zhengxiao turned around and said to Lu'e with a helpless and somewhat boastful look on his face: "Well, it was your master who told me not to tell you."

Lu'e: "..."

I felt like something was blinding me.

Rong Yin quickly explained, "Lu'e, I'm not targeting you on purpose. I really can't say it."

Lu'e smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master. I am not angry. I can understand. This is a little secret between you and His Majesty."

"I knew that you, Lu'e, are the most reasonable one, unlike someone..." Rong Yin said with a hint of meaning.

Zong Zhengxiao: “…”

This time it was Zong Zhengxiao's turn to remain silent, as if he had just lifted a rock and dropped it on his own feet.

After Lu'e's interruption, Rong Yin's shame for being discovered having sex with Zong Zhengxiao in the carriage faded a lot. Seeing Zong Zhengxiao standing there stupidly, he patted him on the back and said, "Go back quickly. You're going to make me vomit."

After saying that, he felt that there was something wrong with this sentence, and added: "You are too hard, it hurts my stomach."

I give in. This is even more wrong!

"Anyway, go home quickly!" The situation was getting darker and darker. Rong Yin was too lazy to explain and just left it alone.

Zong Zheng Xiao was also cheered up by Rong Yin's words. He completely forgot what Rong Yin had just implied and happily carried the little mermaid back to Silver Shark Garden.

Si Xi and Lu E behind him: Well, before they could react, the two masters had already completed the two steps of separation and reunion.

At this time, in the study of Young Master Li's family, after the two brothers heard the report from the servants who followed Zong Zhengxiao and Rong Yin, saying that the carriage drove into the palace gate, Li Ao's eyes became a little dim.

"Brother, what should we do?" Li Ao pulled Young Master Li's sleeve, pleading, "Our family is at odds with the Emperor. If the Emperor punishes Dad because of me, will Dad beat me? Brother, you must save me."

The main reason is that although Li Ao has committed many misdeeds over the years, he has never offended the royal family.

The aristocratic family and the emperor are not on good terms, and they are thinking about how to deal with each other every day. Today, he personally handed the handle to the emperor. If the emperor takes the opportunity to find fault with the Li family, Li Ao is not sure whether his father will hate the emperor or blame him for causing trouble for his family.

Seeing his sleeve being grabbed by Li Ao, Young Master Li frowned slightly with a look of disgust, but he still resisted the urge to shake it off immediately.

I have endured for so many years, there is no need to ruin everything because of a small matter.

Young Master Li said, "My idea is to wait a little longer."

Li Ao asked in confusion: "Why?"

Young Master Li said in a gentle and persuasive manner, "Look, you just said a few indecent words to the Emperor's pet. You didn't actually cause any harm to them. On the contrary, it was you who was hit on the leg by His Majesty with a teacup lid. You must still be in pain now. So why should the Emperor and his little pet feel wronged?"

Young Master Li had never suffered any hardship since he was a child. This was the first time someone dared to hurt him. Although he was afraid that Zong Zhengxiao was the emperor, when he heard his brother who loved him the most speak in his favor, he gradually felt that he was not wrong.

Yes, let sleeping alone with him, I didn't even touch that handsome blue-eyed man. At most, I just said a few teasing words to him. What's the big deal?

"And more." Young Master Li continued, "Your Majesty's favorite was teased by others, which is a disgrace to His Majesty as the ruler of a country. How can he dare to publicize it? Even if he wants to punish you by punishing your father, he will definitely not tell your father the truth. Your father will only think that the emperor is deliberately making trouble for the family again. After all, we are not in harmony, so..."

Li Ao understood what his brother meant. "So as long as we keep this a secret and don't let Dad know, Dad won't punish me!"

"As expected of a child of our Li family, he is smart." Young Master Li praised, and then said, "Xiao Ao, you have to warn the servants who know about these things today to shut up. And you'd better not tell Auntie, so that she won't accidentally let it slip."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Li Ao really thought that Young Master Li was helping him, so he agreed without hesitation.

The problem was "solved", and the atmosphere immediately became much more relaxed. Young Master Li pretended to be curious and asked his younger brother: "Xiao Ao, is His Majesty's pet really beautiful?"

When Li Ao heard this, Rong Yin's stunning face quickly emerged in his mind. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva, "Brother, you don't know how good-looking he is. He is the best-looking man I have seen in all these years. He has a hot temper as well, which is exactly what I like."

Young Master Li sighed, "It's a pity that there is only one mermaid, and it belongs to your Majesty. However, you said that the mermaid looks a bit like a Hu person. It just so happens that I have dealings with a Hu caravan. Why don't you let the caravan help you see if there are any mermaids with similar appearance in the Western Regions? Then I can buy one back for you to enjoy."

"Okay, thank you, brother. You're the best." Li Ao said excitedly, "Humph, my mother told me to be wary of you before. She has no idea how good you are!"

Young Master Li gave a fake smile: "It doesn't matter, Auntie will understand my painstaking efforts one day. We are brothers, how can I harm you?"

Li Ao nodded, "That's right."

Li Ao, who was completely immersed in his fantasy of sleeping with the same beautiful pet as the emperor in the future, did not notice that the way Young Master Li looked at him was no different from the way he looked at a stink bug.

…

Because he was too tired from going out the day before, Rong Yin slept until noon.

He was dreaming that he was eating a watermelon when he suddenly felt something wet on his face.

When he looked up, he found that Zong Zheng Xiao had come in front of him at some point, looking at him with a silly smile on his face, and from time to time he stuck out his tongue to lick his face, making his face full of saliva.

That would have been fine, but what made him angry was that Zong Zheng Xiao's saliva actually fell on his watermelon.

Rong Yin couldn't stand it anymore. He grabbed Zong Zheng Xiao's ear and said, "Zong Zheng Xiao! You are a dog, why are you drooling so much!"

Zong Zhengxiao looked at him aggrievedly, opened his mouth and said, "Woof woof woof!"

The barking of the dog was very real, as real as if there was really a dog barking in his ear.

Rong Yin was awakened and gradually came out of his dream. When he opened his eyes, what he saw was an enlarged dog's head.

"Ah!" Rong Yin screamed and sat up. The puppy that was originally standing on his chest also rolled onto his legs.

"Ouch..." The puppy fell on its back, groaning pitifully.

Lu'e, who heard the noise, came in and saw Rong Yin looking at the puppy as if it were a ghost. She smiled and said, "Master, have you forgotten? This is the puppy you picked up yesterday."

Rong Yin gradually regained his senses, and then he remembered that he was already a dog owner.

He picked up the puppy by its armpits and examined it carefully: "You looked so black last night, I thought you were covered in dirt. It turns out you are really a black puppy."

"Woof woof!" The puppy stuck out its tongue in response.

Rong Yin took another careful look and was happy: "Lu'e, we have one more girl in Yinjiao Garden."

Lu'e smiled and said, "Yes, I found it when I was bathing it."

Rong Yin stroked its head and said, "From now on, you can stay here peacefully. If I have a piece of meat to eat, you will have a bone to chew."

"Woof woof woof!" The puppy wagged its tail quickly again.

After lunch, the sun was warm, and Zong Zhengxiao moved to the terrace to work. Rong Yin was also writing something beside him, but this time he was not writing about some good way to make money, but a name for the puppy.

"Okay, I think these names are all good. Let the dog choose one later." Rong Yin stretched his back, very satisfied with his naming results.

"Let me see." Zong Zhengxiao reached out to take it, and after seeing the name clearly, he couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Fugui, Facai, Jianjian, Kangkang, crab roe buns, sashimi, fruit tea, Sherui, Xiaoyi, Xiaoai classmate..."

Zong Zhengxiao finished reading it in one breath, and the smile on his face widened: "You thought about it for so long, and these are the only names you came up with?"

Rong Yin snatched the paper back and said unhappily, "What are you laughing at? What's wrong with these names?"

Zong Zhengxiao had a look on his face that said, "As long as you're happy," and said, "Well, I was wrong just now. These names are all great."

"Hmph, you have good taste."

Rong Yin tore up the names one by one, crumpled them into a ball, and placed them in front of the dozing puppy lying at his feet, with an expectant look on his face, "Dog, quickly choose one for your name."

The puppy saw the paper ball in front of it and thought it was food, so it stuck out its tongue to lick it. Fortunately, Rong Yin stopped it in time, otherwise the paper ball would have been in trouble.

Zong Zheng Xiao, who was standing next to him, rested his chin on his hand, looked at Rong Yin, then at the puppy, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

After teaching the puppy several times, it finally understood that these were not food.

But as toys, these small paper balls were not up to standard. The puppy was not interested and waved his paw casually, but unexpectedly he hit one of the paper balls.

"You've chosen it." Rong Yin happily picked up the paper and opened it. After seeing the name, she chuckled, "You actually chose this. From now on, I will call you classmate Xiao Ai."

Rong Yin picked up the puppy and called it, "Classmate Xiao Ai!"

Puppy: "Woof!"

Rong Yin called out again: "Student Xiao Ai!"

Puppy: "Woof woof!"

Both of them were full of energy. They kept shouting back and forth for more than ten times, making Zong Zhengxiao's ears almost ring.

But what Zong Zhengxiao didn't expect was that this was just the beginning.

Maybe they thought the name "Xiao Ai" was interesting, and the puppy would respond every time they called it, so not only Rong Yin, but everyone else in Yinjiaoyuan, even the cook in the back kitchen would call out to the puppy when they saw it.

So in the next few days, the most common conversation Zong Zhengxiao heard was:

"Student Xiao Ai."

"Woof!"

Once he discovered that Si Xi had secretly called Xiao Ai "classmate" behind his back. Seeing the puppy circling around him excitedly, Si Xi smiled as if he had picked up silver and his teeth were showing.

Zong Zhengxiao was disdainful. What was there to like about such a little furry ball?

As he was thinking this, he suddenly felt something hit his toe. Looking down, he saw a palm-sized sepak takraw ball resting at his feet.

Immediately afterwards, classmate Xiao Ai ran over panting, turned around in front of Zong Zhengxiao, and barked at him again.

Zong Zhengxiao's tone was intimidating without any anger: "What are you doing?"

Unexpectedly, the puppy was not scared at all. Instead, it nudged the rattan ball with its head and barked at him again.

Zong Zhengxiao understood: "You want me to throw the ball to you to pick up?"

He has recently often seen Rong Yin and Lu E playing this game with their puppy.

"Woof." The puppy wagged its tail.

Zong Zhengxiao looked around. Rong Yin was not there and the palace servants were busy with their own affairs. No one noticed him.

"Since you are Ayin's pet, I will let you throw it once. Really just once." Zong Zhengxiao emphasized, while picking up the rattan ball and throwing it out with controlled force.

"Woof!" Xiao Ai turned around and chased after him.

However, Zong Zhengxiao may not know that there is a saying: There is only one true fragrance and countless times.

When Rong Yin came back from inspecting the site for building a bread kiln, what he saw was Zong Zhengxiao sitting on the steps without any image, with a smile on his face, throwing a ball to the puppy without complaint.

When the puppy picked up the ball, Zong Zhengxiao would pat its chin as a reward and praise it, "Student Xiao Ai is awesome."

Thus, Xiao Ai became the second most beloved dog in Yinjiao Park after Rongyin, and even the first most beloved dog was its owner, thus directly reaching the peak of its dog life.

Rong Yin drew the blueprint of the bread kiln and wrote down the materials needed, then gave it to Zong Zhengxiao, asking him to send someone to bring the materials into the palace. He did not look for craftsmen, but led the palace maids from the Silver Shark Garden to work on it while they were figuring it out, and it was completed in two days.

The bakery is right next to the kitchen, making it convenient for Rong Yin to cook. He made the first batch of bread based on the existing ingredients and the methods he had learned before.

Put the bread into the kiln, seal it, and light the fire at the bottom. Rong Yin didn't dare to leave and just sat there waiting.

It was early June and the weather was a little hot. Rong Yin was munching on a homemade popsicle, with Lu'e fanning him, and he was sitting there waiting obediently for the bread to be baked.

Zong Zhengxiao came back from Yu's study and smelled a strange fragrance in the air before he even entered the garden gate.

Si Xi said, "It looks like the young master's new snacks are ready."

Zong Zhengxiao smiled and nodded: "It smells good."

When the two arrived, everyone had already started eating. When they saw Zong Zhengxiao, the palace servants hurriedly bowed.

Rong Yin waved: "Come here quickly, your share is for you."

Zong Zhengxiao sat next to Rong Yin and looked at the new snacks cut into slices on the plate on the table.

It is golden on the outside and soft and dense on the inside, with a strong wheat aroma and a light sweetness.

Seeing that Zong Zhengxiao didn't make a move, Rong Yin directly picked up a piece and fed it to him, "Try it quickly. I just wanted to test the waters in the first batch, so I didn't bake too much. I didn't expect the result to be quite good. Give me some suggestions after you eat it."

Zong Zhengxiao tasted it carefully and said, "The sweetness is just right for me. The surface of the snack has a burnt aroma, and the inside is soft. However, I think it could be softer."

Rong Yin nodded and said, "I call this snack bread. I don't plan to make the bread too sweet because I want to sell it with jam. This way, customers who don't like sweets like you can eat the bread directly, and those who like sweets can spread jam on it."

"Tell Si Xi what you need and let him help you get it." Zong Zhengxiao said.

"Okay." Rong Yin agreed, and turned to look at Si Xi who was also eating bread next to him, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Si Xi, from now on."

Si Xi said quickly: "These are what I should do. Master, you don't have to be polite to me."

Rong Yin considered the seasonal fruits and finally set her sights on the first batch of ripe mulberries and apricots. Wild berries would also be fine.

After handing the shopping list to Lu'e and asking her to contact Si Xi, Rong Yin called Chef Yu, who was in charge of making pastries in the Yinjiaoyuan kitchen, and his apprentice over.

Chef Yu’s surname is Yang. He is strong and plump, in his forties. When he smiles, his eyes narrow into slits. He is a very kind person.

Rong Yin had often gone to the kitchen to mess around before, but Chef Yang Yi had never shown any dissatisfaction. It was not because he was afraid of Rong Yin's position, but because he simply didn't mind. Rong Yin could see it.

After hearing the reason why Rong Yin called him over, Chef Yang Yu's eyes widened with disbelief: "Master, are you really going to teach me and your little apprentice how to make bread?"

When Rong Yin made bread for the first time, several chefs voluntarily went out to avoid suspicion, and it was Lu'e and others who helped.

They have also tried the bread baked by Rong Yin. It is different from traditional pastries and is a brand new snack. If they start a business with it, they can make a lot of money just for the novelty.

As a pastry chef, Chef Yang is familiar with the method of making glutinous rice bread, but he has never thought of learning it secretly because it does not suit his style.

He also didn't think that Rong Yin would teach him. After all, there was a master-servant relationship between him and Rong Yin.

Which master would teach his servants skills, let alone the master in the palace.

Today, a palace maid came to him and said that Rong Yin asked him to bring his apprentice over. He thought Rong Yin wanted to ask him about the kitchen, but he never expected that Rong Yin wanted to teach him how to make bread!

Chef Yang once thought that he was hallucinating because he wanted to learn how to make new dim sum so much.

Rong Yin smiled and said, "A word spoken cannot be taken back. There is no such thing as truth or falsehood. To tell you the truth, your majesty and I are planning to open a shop to sell bread. I will definitely not be able to spare the time to make bread every day, so I taught you. You will have to teach other chefs in the future. Otherwise, with only one pastry chef, the shop will not be able to run. But don't worry, I will give you a bonus for every apprentice you teach."

Chef Yang was dumbfounded: "You taught me a skill and you still want to give me a bonus?"

Such a good thing that fell from the sky actually happened to Old Yang!

Rong Yin nodded: "Yes, but there is a condition. Without my permission, you and your apprentices must not teach the bread-making method to others, otherwise..."

He made a gesture of wiping his neck, "Do you know what the consequences will be if you offend His Majesty?"

Old Yang nodded his head: "I understand, I understand."

He had been in the palace for so many years and was responsible for cooking for the emperor. If he didn't know how to follow the rules, he would have been chopped into pieces long ago.

After explaining everything to Chef Yang, Rong Yin began to teach.

The apprentice that Chef Yang took in was a relative of his, a teenager who looked a bit silly, but he was really talented in making snacks and was very hardworking, otherwise Chef Yang would not have kept him by his side all the time.

His last name is also Yang, and Rong Yin usually calls him Little Chef Yang to distinguish him from Big Chef Yang.

Chef Yang is indeed a professional dim sum chef. He mastered the essence of the recipe just by watching Rong Yin make it a few times. He then applied what he learned to other situations and made more fragrant and softer bread.

Rong Yin took the opportunity to teach how to make biscuits to avoid the trouble again.

Chef Yang is good at making bread, and Chef Xiao Yang is very talented at making baked cookies.

They have been baking bread these days, and they can produce several batches a day. The palace servants in Yinjiaoyuan are enjoying a good life, as they can eat it every day without spending any money.

Some who had good sisters and brothers in the palace would occasionally save their own share and give it to them for them to taste.

So within a few days, the entire palace knew that Yinjiaoyuan had made two new snacks called "bread" and "biscuits", one soft and the other crispy. Everyone who had eaten them said they were delicious, and the palace ladies of Yinjiaoyuan could actually eat them for free.

The palace servants from other palaces were simply envious. There were so many benefits to working in Ginyamon. They felt so sorry that they were not chosen.

Some people wanted to bribe the manager above them and get themselves transferred to Yinjiao Garden, but the manager refused outright and told them not to even think about it.

In order to take the safety of the two masters into consideration, every palace maid who entered the Yinjiao Garden to serve was carefully selected. They had to guarantee that their family background was clean and they were not spies placed in the palace by someone.

Even after Lu'e was promoted and transferred her good sister to Yinjiao Garden, Si Xi checked her good sister's identity again and again and confirmed that there was no problem before allowing her to come.

Otherwise, let alone Lu'e, even if Rong Yin specifically asked for this palace maid, Zong Zhengxiao would not agree to transfer her over.

Moreover, everything is not all right once you enter the Silver Shark Garden. Si Xi has sharp eyes. If he finds anyone having any bad intentions, he will send the person back to the Ministry of Internal Affairs at best, or even beat him to death at worst.

The reason why the news that Rong Yin was in a coma and caused Zong Zheng Xiao to be distracted from state affairs was leaked was actually related to the imperial doctors who went to Yinjiao Garden every day. They inadvertently revealed some information, and then others speculated and pieced together the truth.

However, just in case, Si Xi checked the Yinjiao Garden from top to bottom. Fortunately, no palace maid had any problems.

All in all, the job in Ginyaen is a stable job with excellent benefits. As long as the palace maids there don't commit suicide and cause the position to be vacant, it will not be easy to recruit people in the future unless the masters need them.

After hearing the news, the palace servants in other palaces were so angry that they almost vomited blood.

As for the delicious snacks that were praised by everyone in the palace, Zong Zhengxiao naturally sent a few portions to his ministers, and reminded them that Ayin's bakery was about to open, and they must go to support it!

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